Just A Real Down Day

Pilot Leonid Tyukhtvaev (left), of Russia, and copilot Wilhelm Eimers, of Germany, pack up their gear after their gas balloon made an unscheduled landing south of Elkton on Wednesday morning. The duo placed second in the America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race, which left New Mexico Sunday night to determine which of five teams could travel farthest. (Photos by Nikki Fox)